This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.